United States v. Fields, Thomas

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

In United States v. Fields, 242 F.3d 393 (D.C.Cir.2001) (“Fields V), issued on March 13, 2001, the sentences of defendants Thomas “Woozie” Fields and Bernard “Tadpole” Johnson were vacated and the case was remanded to the District Court for resentencing. The Government now petitions for rehearing, claiming that Fields I misapplied Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), in holding “the jury was required to find beyond a reasonable doubt that defendants were responsible for…